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▸ Disk Identity

Image Size360 KB
FilesystemFAT12
Floppy Type360KB
Form Factor5.25"
Format NotesIBM DOS 2.0 DS/DD
Cylinders40
Heads2
Sectors/Track9
Total Sectors720
Physical disk scan — PCPlus_Issue-19_Apr-1988
Physical media scan

▸ Contents Summary

25FILES
7DIRECTORIES
334.7 KBTOTAL DATA
Used capacity93%
Slack space7% (25.3 KB)
Date range1980-01-01 → 1988-04-01
Largest filePCTYPE.EXE (103.5 KB)
Cross-disk dupes1 file(s)
AV status✓ CLEAN
Disk SHA-256:501c2324fe09c38268b8b59bea4816b27ced6e5cb17384eeda8524b133ae4500

▸ Archivist's Notes

DEVICE: GreaseWeazle 4.1
   DRIVE: TEAC FD-55GFR
   SUITE: FluxEngine (decoder.retries=1, drive.revolutions=1.2)
ARCHIVER: Lee Smallbone
ARCHIVED: 2026-06-29 13:00 (GMT/UTC)
NOTES: 
Disk obtained from a very large (200+) disk listing on eBay.
Disk was heavily contaminated with mould. No attempt made to read as-is.
Disk drive heads thoroughly cleaned (3x 'gw clean' cycles with a isopropyl alcohol-soaked cleaning disk)
Disk Recovery Method:
1) Disk unsleaved. 
2) Bathed in a 2 drops washing up liquid / warm water solution.
3) Disk gently cleaned with lint-free surgical swabs on both sides, and dried thoroughly. 
4) Magnetic media inserted into clean donor sleave for reading. 
5) Bad sectors re-read on varying differing settings.
6) Using FluxEngine media map, spot-cleaning with isopropyl alcohol undertaken. 
7) Bad sector re-reads further attempted
8) A further media wash attempted
9) One final pass.
98.8% media recovery.
Disk returned to original sleeve for archiving.
A run of Norton Disk Doctor reveals no file-related issues so all bad sectors potentially contained to sparse space areas.
▸ References & Further Reading
PCPlus Early Issues Archive - Issue 19 pcplus.atspace.com I have no idea who runs this site, but I am grateful for their efforts to preserve magazine covers. The 'magazine' image in the gallery below has been used without permission from this archive.

▸ Directory Tree

┌─ PCPLUS_ISSUE-19_APR-1988.IMG
│
├── WP\
│   ├── PCTYPE.EXE               103.5 KB  1988-02-18  sha256:b9410851623ee2714640af293038561b73fb994aa6c16844586f357f86c7bf57
│   └── READ.ME                    4.5 KB  1988-02-18  sha256:0038e2cc733c4ded19eb80eafe7dd401c6e2f327335027981bcdb64e57e00c7a
├── DATABASE\
│   ├── PCBASE.COM                35.9 KB  1988-01-18  sha256:c7393cc7df7176c03d9f025706bbde535c3dac7647909be3eae0499f6ff5ded0
│   ├── PCBASE.DOC                18.2 KB  1988-01-19  sha256:89f0675cb87a78204f8c890ce4cc1d1ac06a96686b9e48e3bb3cefa90338abb8
│   ├── SD-INDEX.FMT                384 B  1980-01-01  sha256:bb5e7b9c4015ec6847494129e163c51e7bb5a88612b291c844caa7cde240b381
│   ├── SD-INDEX.DAT               6.6 KB  1980-01-01  sha256:f1a82ab8de02a034fc98f4854573fff0c15bbe957322c1241a459b6b6b398b7e
│   └── SD-INDEX.SCN               3.9 KB  1980-01-01  sha256:5d064a65876a952dcd3a77284270dddba837c71a872cff5f8b78c904500c770f
├── PASCAL\
│   ├── VISIBLE.EXE                102 KB  1987-02-21  sha256:01a78d72c05212cf242d9a187227f95a09369480e297fd8acfe14b5d7db4b937
│   └── PREP.SCR                   3.9 KB  1980-01-01  sha256:f797bea7e49f0f24ab39aa5edf4300197a3131d3fa997b6bca11060dc03a3e34
├── UTILS\
│   ├── TV.COM                    19.3 KB  1980-01-01  sha256:627d1711d7e46863647e3d4b6414cac4ce7a13d80b9156f9077b9c68b65d0633
│   ├── TV.IDX                      195 B  1980-01-01  sha256:bab48780a2c8018c81d713e49cf0d9ef35c070da849a739f3193f84eb7883f23
│   └── TV.DOC                     5.6 KB  1980-01-01  sha256:365f69891a9024cc7d5dd2763c1f19ece0f7ab1667bc2545214448eae559cd57
├── BASIC2\
│   ├── OXO.BAS                    4.8 KB  1987-12-22  sha256:328290692b53177e25cae1267a91564750e0feb184cfa43710f0ae75bad63316
│   └── PAIRS.BAS                    5 KB  1987-10-19  sha256:ef610364767200bdf2a60b9ed28027783972a633762de58e5983f166b2718844
├── SHORTIES\
│   ├── BIGBUF.SYS                  162 B  1988-01-05  sha256:3d1be481d50ab6256f77097f47465189009fc88c8426743646ddd68c8092753c
│   ├── SPEEDISC.COM                 82 B  1987-09-12  sha256:7521d1613ada7c9715a07b79640cee4c3d93d88bf73cf9292875b71d4bdb8843
│   ├── SPEEDRAM.COM                 64 B  1987-10-26  sha256:8c080ef5cd8bc1865b4974d87ab73b551a002e74a890233a753edbfbad71c25b
│   ├── TRAN.BAT                    587 B  1988-04-01  sha256:63a6fe5285f18d2704209560cc45db1e5098da0b97a0368242d77eb34f5a9182
│   ├── SAVEDIR.COM                 213 B  1988-01-17  sha256:e65e561a7a9e8041d47c5c36363e65c447beaeb85c430db2a756243f5bb57ed4
│   └── SD.BAT                       23 B  1980-01-01  sha256:0a8b0c073b6468bee12cf08dbc5fd65e4b24d2998e53fc5c8dd0ca8d36d9fd54
├── INTRO\
│   ├── TITLE.SCR                  3.9 KB  1980-01-01  sha256:0dc1001c02d126a07166b788f3f2ff45b0bb2e7ab655f76a459263b5fa3dc2c6
│   ├── APR1.SCR                   3.9 KB  1980-01-01  sha256:bf1699358d04ce9bb9859880f1b71ed123f4e0b483299963e454b30504f821dd
│   ├── APR2.SCR                   3.9 KB  1980-01-01  sha256:32202a0ec8d5e5f2b4709b3d128ff54635b59c97ee19936972f41e13f77c6cde
│   └── SCRDISP.COM                7.3 KB  1987-09-27  sha256:a98f42980f8df69012461082f8735ab00b3c54ee4fbc7a5def1daa0f7aaee002
└── PCPLUS.BAT                  878 B  1980-01-01  sha256:2924e367117253162edeec6ec21e70f4a804f3b18b789d05c6ae20080b9f7790
│
└─ END PCPLUS_ISSUE-19_APR-1988.IMG

▸ File Manifest

PathSize ModifiedSHA-256
WP\PCTYPE.EXE 103.5 KB 1988-02-18 14:37 b9410851623ee2714640af293038561b73fb994aa6c16844586f357f86c7bf57
WP\READ.ME 📄 view 4.5 KB 1988-02-18 12:24 0038e2cc733c4ded19eb80eafe7dd401c6e2f327335027981bcdb64e57e00c7a
DATABASE\PCBASE.COM 35.9 KB 1988-01-18 12:33 c7393cc7df7176c03d9f025706bbde535c3dac7647909be3eae0499f6ff5ded0
DATABASE\PCBASE.DOC 📄 view 18.2 KB 1988-01-19 13:12 89f0675cb87a78204f8c890ce4cc1d1ac06a96686b9e48e3bb3cefa90338abb8
DATABASE\SD-INDEX.FMT 384 B 1980-01-01 05:38 bb5e7b9c4015ec6847494129e163c51e7bb5a88612b291c844caa7cde240b381
DATABASE\SD-INDEX.DAT 📄 view 6.6 KB 1980-01-01 05:38 f1a82ab8de02a034fc98f4854573fff0c15bbe957322c1241a459b6b6b398b7e
DATABASE\SD-INDEX.SCN 3.9 KB 1980-01-01 05:38 5d064a65876a952dcd3a77284270dddba837c71a872cff5f8b78c904500c770f
PASCAL\VISIBLE.EXE 102 KB 1987-02-21 16:50 01a78d72c05212cf242d9a187227f95a09369480e297fd8acfe14b5d7db4b937
PASCAL\PREP.SCR 📄 view 3.9 KB 1980-01-01 03:07 f797bea7e49f0f24ab39aa5edf4300197a3131d3fa997b6bca11060dc03a3e34
UTILS\TV.COM 19.3 KB 1980-01-01 02:21 627d1711d7e46863647e3d4b6414cac4ce7a13d80b9156f9077b9c68b65d0633
UTILS\TV.IDX 📄 view 195 B 1980-01-01 03:31 bab48780a2c8018c81d713e49cf0d9ef35c070da849a739f3193f84eb7883f23
UTILS\TV.DOC 📄 view 5.6 KB 1980-01-01 00:20 365f69891a9024cc7d5dd2763c1f19ece0f7ab1667bc2545214448eae559cd57
BASIC2\OXO.BAS 📄 view 4.8 KB 1987-12-22 18:52 328290692b53177e25cae1267a91564750e0feb184cfa43710f0ae75bad63316
BASIC2\PAIRS.BAS 📄 view 5 KB 1987-10-19 14:07 ef610364767200bdf2a60b9ed28027783972a633762de58e5983f166b2718844
SHORTIES\BIGBUF.SYS 162 B 1988-01-05 20:32 3d1be481d50ab6256f77097f47465189009fc88c8426743646ddd68c8092753c
SHORTIES\SPEEDISC.COM 82 B 1987-09-12 13:16 7521d1613ada7c9715a07b79640cee4c3d93d88bf73cf9292875b71d4bdb8843
SHORTIES\SPEEDRAM.COM 📄 view 64 B 1987-10-26 15:49 8c080ef5cd8bc1865b4974d87ab73b551a002e74a890233a753edbfbad71c25b
SHORTIES\TRAN.BAT 📄 view 587 B 1988-04-01 14:29 63a6fe5285f18d2704209560cc45db1e5098da0b97a0368242d77eb34f5a9182
SHORTIES\SAVEDIR.COM 213 B 1988-01-17 22:03 e65e561a7a9e8041d47c5c36363e65c447beaeb85c430db2a756243f5bb57ed4
SHORTIES\SD.BAT 📄 view 23 B 1980-01-01 04:56 0a8b0c073b6468bee12cf08dbc5fd65e4b24d2998e53fc5c8dd0ca8d36d9fd54
INTRO\TITLE.SCR 📄 view 3.9 KB 1980-01-01 00:51 0dc1001c02d126a07166b788f3f2ff45b0bb2e7ab655f76a459263b5fa3dc2c6
INTRO\APR1.SCR 📄 view 3.9 KB 1980-01-01 06:40 bf1699358d04ce9bb9859880f1b71ed123f4e0b483299963e454b30504f821dd
INTRO\APR2.SCR 📄 view 3.9 KB 1980-01-01 06:27 32202a0ec8d5e5f2b4709b3d128ff54635b59c97ee19936972f41e13f77c6cde
INTRO\SCRDISP.COM 7.3 KB 1987-09-27 17:27 a98f42980f8df69012461082f8735ab00b3c54ee4fbc7a5def1daa0f7aaee002⚠ DUP
PCPLUS.BAT 📄 view 878 B 1980-01-01 03:58 2924e367117253162edeec6ec21e70f4a804f3b18b789d05c6ae20080b9f7790

▸ Antivirus Scan

✓ NO THREATS DETECTED
25FILES SCANNED
0INFECTED
0ERRORS
33.31sSCAN TIME
Engine: ClamAV 1.4.4 / DB 27990  ·  via clamdscan
Infected files: 0
Time: 0.007 sec (0 m 0 s)

⚠ Duplicate Files

SHA-256Occurrences
a98f42980f8df69012461082f8735ab00b3c54ee4fbc7a5def1daa0f7aaee002PCPlus_Issue-18_Mar-1988.img::INTRO/SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-19_Apr-1988.img::INTRO/SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-20_May-1988.img::INTRO/SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-21_Jun-1988.img::INTRO/SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-24_Sep-1988.img::SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-26_Nov-1988.img::SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-27_Dec-1988.img::SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-29_Feb-1989.img::SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-30_Mar-1989.img::INTRO/SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-31_Apr-1989.img::INTRO/SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-33_Jun-1989_FluxEngine-360Kb.img::INTRO/SCRDISP.COM
PCPlus_Issue-34_Jul-1989_FluxEngine-360Kb.img::INTRO/SCRDISP.COM

▸ Archive.org

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Once uploaded, create PCPlus_Issue-19_Apr-1988.link in the archive directory containing the item identifier.

▸ Live Access via mTCP NetDrive

This disk image is available for immediate live access on the public X86.WORLD mTCP NetDrive service. Mount it directly as a drive letter on any DOS machine with a network connection — no download required.

DOS COMMAND
NETDRIVE CONNECT disks.x86.world:2002 PCPlus_Issue-19_Apr-1988.img D:

Requires mTCP and a configured packet driver. Replace D: with any free drive letter. The connection is session-scoped (writeable, but only for your connected session).
Type NETDRIVE DISCONNECT D: to unmount.

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